Controlling light on a microelectronics' chip: Solving the coupling, modulation and switching challenges

2004 1st IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 16-18

  Lipson, Michal ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT COUPLINGS; MICROPHOTONICS; NANO-SCALE WAVEGUIDES; NANO-TAPERS;

CURRENT DENSITY; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 18844408907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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